How cycling champion Ananda Wedisinha's fatal accident occured (video)

How cycling champion Ananda Wedisinha's fatal accident occured (video)

Accomplished champion and veteran motor cyclist Ananda Wedisingha passed away last afternoon (29) being under treatment at the Intensive Care Unit for a period of about 5 weeks having been in Kandy General Hospital after meeting with an accident last April 23rd at the Nuwara Eliya Road motor vehicle and motor cycle race. The cause of death were injuries

sustained after Wedisingha's head had struck a block of wood and a severe fracture on one of his legs.

At the time of his death he was 47 years old and a father of 4 children. He was in a conscious state until the moment of death and family members came to know that treatment for him could be carried out in Japan to cure his condition; but his wife and children could not secure the sum of about 39 million which was required for the treatment.

Wedisingha who won the Best Motor cyclist Award consecutively on 6 occasions in the Nariyakanda Supercross competition was also the winner of the National Motorcross Championship several times. He is also popular as a person who helped the Sri Lanka Army and soldiers quite often.

Ananda Wedisingha met with this accident at Nuwara Eliya race in the Super Motor race when Suraj Perera's motor cycle struck his motor cycle. As both got entangled both of them were unable to control their motor cycles and Wedisingha's motor cycle which lost control then struck against a protective railing and rider Wedisingha got thrown off. His head struck a wooden log and one of his legs was severely fractured. Initially he was admitted to Nuwara Eliya Hospital; but there were not sufficient facilities there to attend to his condition and was therefore transferred to Kandy General Hospital. Finally he passed away there. The video secured at the moment of the accident, from below

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